Triple Personality: Creating, Performing and Appreciating Physical Theatre

Authors

  • Andrea Gavriliu Faculty of Theatre and Film, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

Keywords:

choreology, movement, physical theatre, creative, performer, spectator, interview, Hannes Langolf, Rob Hayden

Abstract

This article represents a closer examination of the triadic perspective of creating, performing and appreciating a performative event. This type of
analysis is directly linked to choreological studies, a domain which is not yet part of the Romanian academic field, but, in essence, it does exist through
other forms of theatrical studies and practices. I localize every scholarly aspect in current performative practices, more precisely, in that of physical and
dance theatre. Through this article I would like to bring more attention to the way these forms of performing arts are created, performed and spectated by
individuals who are able to deal with all three processes. Therefore, this analysis will have a more personal mark, thanks to the interviews integrated,
with two internationally known artists in physical theatre: Hannes Langolf and Rob Hayden. It is a closer unveiling of how processes of transaction
function within a piece of work. It is a way of constant questioning every participant in an artistic event should confront him/herself with.

Author Biography

Andrea Gavriliu, Faculty of Theatre and Film, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

Andrea Gavriliu graduated acting school at the Theatre and Film Faculty of Cluj-Napoca in 2008. She worked as an actress in the Piatra Neamț Youth Theatre until 2014, and in 2013 she received her master degree in choreography at “Ion Luca Caragiale” University of Theatre and Film Bucharest by directing, choreographing and performing in “Zic Zac”, a dance theatre work. This brought her the UNITER Special Award for dance theatre in 2014, the UNACOR Excellency Award for directing and choreographing in 2017 and many more, including various participations to festivals in Romania and abroad. Currently, she is an associated teacher and a doctoral student at the Theatre and Film Faculty, and also a choreographer at “Lucian Blaga” National Theatre, both in Cluj-Napoca. In 2019, Andrea receives another UNITER Special Award for her choreographic activity for theatre.

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Published

2021-02-02

How to Cite

Gavriliu, A. (2021). Triple Personality: Creating, Performing and Appreciating Physical Theatre. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai - Dramatica, 65(2), 261–280. Retrieved from https://dramatica.ro/index.php/j/article/view/62